Through donations from celebrities like Jada and Will Smith and philanthropists visiting the islands, Dick and Jan Yamagami, the Hawaii Sacred Choir is now able to perform at the Ely Cathedral in Cambridge.

possible again for a Hawaii choral group. Good evening. I'm pamela Young. The Hawaii Sacred Choir receives a royal welcome from Buckingham Palace. 1 31-36 59 106 154 sot There was reason to sing to the rafters at Sunday Evensong at the Cathedral of St. Andrews. The Hawaii Sacred Choir is going to England. After losing initial funding and cancelling the once-in-a- lifetime opportunity to sing at the magestic Ely Cathedral in Cambridge, members told their sad story to KITV4 last week. 20:52 KITV DID A WONDERFUL INTERVIEW. 21:00 THE VERY NEXT MORNING I GET A PHONE CALL FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE WILL AND JADA SMITH FAMILY FOUNDATION, YES THE ACTORS WILL AND JADA. THEY WERE WATCHING YOU AT THEIR WAIKIKI HOTEL ROOM LAST NIGHT. THEY WOULD LIKE TO GIVE $10,000. An amount matched by San Francisco residents Dick and Jan Yamagami, also visiting the islands. So now 40 choir members and support staffers..ages 9 to 64.. are packing their bags. 18:28 HOPEFULLY WE'RE UP TO PAR. OTHER THAN THAT HOPE THEY APPRECIATE OUR MUSIC AND GET THAT SPIRIT OF ALOHA. 19:20 WE WORKED HARD ON SINGING AND HOPEFULLY THEY LIKE HAWAIIAN MUSIC. 22:35 1400 YEARS IN ELY. THEY'VE NEVER HEARD HAWAIIAN IN A SERVICE. And not just any Hawaiian. They'll hear words and music written by our queen. That prompted a message from THEIR queen. "THE QUEEN WAS INTERESTED TO KNOW THAT YOU WILL BE PERFORMING A SONG COMPOSED BY HAWAII'S QUEEN LILIUOKLANI... AND WAS TOUCHED BY YOUR WISH TO PERFORM THE PIECE FOR HER MAJESTY WHILST YOU ARE IN ENGLAND." ...Signed Susan Hussey, Lady- in-Waiting to Queen Elizabeth II, Buckingham Palace. Alas, the queen is engaged that week, but the choir intends to carry on, pip pip. One of the highlights of the trip is the Farewell Luau at Christ Church, Oxford, better known to us muggles as Hogwarts Hall. The choir is accepting donations to clear a loan. Check out website KITV.com for more